Two opposing groups within the International Desalination Association (IDA) have aired their concerns over the future of the organisation in separate emails to members.
India to develop a national desal mission, as Tamil Nadu dives in
India’s minister of earth sciences Harsh Vardhan is to develop a desalination mission for the country, reports Hindustan Times.
California water board to fund $4.5 million of reuse research
Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) is to receive $4.5 million from California State Water Resources Control Board to research potable and non-potable water reuse.
Thompson Pipe Group to acquire assets of U.S. Pipe
New entity becomes one of the largest pressure pipe providers in North America.
Pulsar’s measurement technology installed in Milwaukee Deep Tunnel System
Devices now being used to successfully monitor flow rates 70 to 120 feet underground.
Study shows clean drinking water more important to Americans than clean air
Most Americans believe significant investments in water infrastructure are needed to avoid future water crises.
Water leakage to be targeted in Microsoft-led utility hackathon
Experts from global giant Microsoft will come from around the globe to lead the search for answers on the problem of water leakage…
Singapore’s Marina East desalination plant to be a ‘lush green gem’
Singapore hopes to buck the trend of industrial looking desalination plants and has unveiled a sleek modern design for the Keppel Marina East development…
Samsung overtakes Intel to be No.1
Samsung has overtaken Intel to become the world No.1 semiconductor company. Samsung’s estimated chip revenue for Q2 is $15.1 billion and Intel’s $14.4 billion, according to Nomura. For the full year, forecasts put Samsung’s chip sales at $63.6 billion and Intel’s at $60.5 billion. Intel needed to beat Samsung this year to match TI’s record …
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Fujitsu Labs increase server density
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a virtual machine control technology that improves server rack mounting density for each datacenter rack. Currently, in datacenters, the number of servers mounted to a rack is limited by the total rated electrical power of the servers, which must be less than the power supply of the rack. However, often times, …
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